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Most States are Less Strict than HIPAA on Admission and Discharge Fields

StateAdmission DateDischarge DateDischarge Status
Alabama
Alaska
ArizonaYear, Month, HourYear, Month, Hour, Length of StayYes
ArkansasYear, Month, HourYear, Month, Hour, Length of StayYes
CaliforniaYear, QuarterYear, Length of StayYes
ColoradoYear, Month, Date, HourYear, Month, Day of Week, Length of StayYes
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
FloridaYear, HourYear, Length of StayYes
Georgia
HawaiiYear, MonthYear, Month, Length of StayYes
Idaho
IllinoisYear, QuarterYear, QuarterYes
Indiana
IowaYear, Month, DateYear, Month, Day of WeekYes
Kansas
KentuckyYear, Quarter, Length of StayYes
Louisiana
MaineDateDateYes
MarylandYear, MonthYear, Length of StayYes
MassachusettsYear, MonthYear, Length of StayYes
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
MissouriYear, HourYear, Hour, Length of StayYes
Montana
Nebraska
NevadaYear, Month, HourYear, Month, Hour, Length of StayYes
New HampshireYear, HourYear, HourYes
New JerseyYear, Month, HourYear, Hour, Length of StayYes
New MexicoYear, Month, HourYear, Month, Hour, Length of StayYes
New YorkYear, MonthDateYes
North CarolinaYear, MonthYear, MonthYes
North Dakota
Ohio
OklahomaYear, Month, Day of WeekYear, Month, Day of WeekYes
OregonYear, Length of StayYes
PennsylvaniaYear, Day of Week, HourYear, Day of Week, Hour, Length of StayYes
Rhode IslandYear, MonthYear, Month, Length of StayYes
South CarolinaYear, Month, Day of WeekYear, Month, Day of Week, Length of StayYes
South DakotaYear, MonthYear, Length of StayYes
TennesseeDate, HourDateYes
TexasYear, Day of WeekYear, Quarter, Length of StayYes
UtahYear, Quarter, Length of StayYes
VermontYear, Length of StayYes
VirginiaYear, QuarterYear, Quarter, Length of StayYes
WashingtonYear, HourMonth, Hour, Length of StayYes
West VirginiaYear, Length of StayYes
WisconsinYear, Quarter, Length of StayYes
Wyoming

Notes: A grey row indicates that State does not release public data. The HIPPA Safe Harbor is standard requires dates be in years and geography in only 3 digits (or none for populations less than 20,000).

Hooley S and Sweeney L. Survey of Publicly Available State Health Databases. Harvard University. Data Privacy Lab. 1064-1. June 2013. PDF

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